Elsie Name Popularity

How popular is Elsie?

The somewhat popular name Elsie was the 386th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2015.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #31 was reached for the first time in 1896 and as recently as 1897.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 5,194 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Elsie in any given year was 97 in 1978.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Elsie occurred roughly during the years 1881-1894, 1911-1915, 1982-1985, and 2004-2014, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1939-1945, 1946-1950, and 1963-1968.

Where is the name Elsie popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Elsie has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Elsie has risen.

The name Elsie is chosen by a number of parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Elsie (Girl)

Elsie (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2015

843

386

< 5

--

2014

1,002

335

< 5

--

2013

857

365

< 5

--

2012

786

392

< 5

--

2011

617

482

< 5

--

2010

457

646

< 5

--

2009

425

684

< 5

--

2008

403

739

< 5

--

2007

315

884

< 5

--

2006

306

870

< 5

--

2005

269

925

< 5

--

2004

209

1,093

< 5

--

2003

181

1,186

< 5

--

2002

173

1,187

< 5

--

2001

148

1,298

< 5

--

2000

146

1,304

< 5

--

1999

146

1,271

< 5

--

1998

148

1,229

< 5

--

1997

136

1,285

< 5

--

1996

128

1,334

< 5

--

1995

168

1,063

< 5

--

1994

149

1,186

< 5

--

1993

143

1,210

< 5

--

1992

152

1,159

< 5

--

1991

134

1,258

< 5

--

1990

143

1,193

< 5

--

1989

129

1,237

< 5

--

1988

131

1,166

< 5

--

1987

122

1,192

< 5

--

1986

116

1,203

< 5

--

1985

130

1,114

< 5

--

1984

107

1,218

< 5

--

1983

103

1,232

< 5

--

1982

100

1,280

< 5

--

1981

112

1,183

< 5

--

1980

121

1,126

< 5

--

1979

129

1,071

< 5

--

1978

97

1,268

< 5

--

1977

108

1,157

< 5

--

1976

114

1,075

< 5

--

1975

143

909

< 5

--

1974

143

896

< 5

--

1973

135

911

< 5

--

1972

130

944

< 5

--

1971

141

923

< 5

--

1970

159

849

< 5

--

1969

165

800

< 5

--

1968

166

776

< 5

--

1967

199

691

< 5

--

1966

228

632

< 5

--

1965

252

613

< 5

--

1964

249

648

< 5

--

1963

300

567

< 5

--

1962

309

556

< 5

--

1961

346

523

< 5

--

1960

348

517

< 5

--

1959

402

483

5

4,164

1958

414

466

< 5

--

1957

499

416

< 5

--

1956

477

416

< 5

--

1955

527

385

< 5

--

1954

550

373

< 5

--

1953

591

342

< 5

--

1952

575

344

5

3,894

1951

634

314

6

3,464

1950

687

295

< 5

--

1949

727

286

5

3,845

1948

904

249

< 5

--

1947

953

244

< 5

--

1946

1,041

222

9

2,584

1945

977

202

< 5

--

1944

1,095

191

9

2,516

1943

1,244

181

12

2,206

1942

1,399

166

10

2,420

1941

1,416

157

8

2,711

1940

1,466

151

9

2,534

1939

1,703

140

10

2,329

1938

1,775

137

17

1,708

1937

1,937

126

14

1,932

1936

1,874

123

12

2,094

1935

2,074

113

13

2,065

1934

2,271

107

19

1,624

1933

2,376

99

27

1,285

1932

2,554

97

15

1,942

1931

2,808

86

21

1,557

1930

2,971

88

20

1,661

1929

3,233

78

23

1,537

1928

3,467

73

17

1,924

1927

3,804

72

37

1,184

1926

3,909

69

20

1,746

1925

4,146

64

34

1,237

1924

4,498

61

20

1,794

1923

4,549

61

16

2,050

1922

4,618

59

15

2,171

1921

4,879

55

26

1,487

1920

4,992

51

22

1,659

1919

4,995

47

21

1,649

1918

5,194

49

27

1,383

1917

4,938

50

22

1,545

1916

5,028

48

23

1,472

1915

4,967

41

19

1,620

1914

3,683

46

27

1,110

1913

3,209

40

16

1,328

1912

2,895

42

11

1,558

1911

2,224

41

15

870

1910

2,141

44

16

762

1909

2,064

39

12

857

1908

1,983

41

7

1,140

1907

1,872

43

10

888

1906

1,771

40

11

774

1905

1,811

40

< 5

--

1904

1,719

39

12

697

1903

1,720

38

12

668

1902

1,720

38

14

598

1901

1,747

35

10

695

1900

2,045

38

15

654

1899

1,706

33

10

673

1898

1,919

33

5

1,180

1897

1,763

31

7

875

1896

1,878

31

6

1,022

1895

1,795

32

9

754

1894

1,716

33

9

752

1893

1,586

35

10

671

1892

1,489

37

9

765

1891

1,303

38

8

724

1890

1,220

45

8

767

1889

1,199

41

5

1,015

1888

1,112

47

7

847

1887

832

49

< 5

--

1886

698

58

6

877

1885

685

55

5

982

1884

549

63

< 5

--

1883

479

65

< 5

--

1882

448

65

< 5

--

1881

344

70

< 5

--

1880

301

78

6

850

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.